Re: Agreements on Archaeology

Christos asked

> Allow me to inquire:
> Are we to suppose that Homo heidelbergensis, erectus and habilis may
> have had a language capacity?
> (As 'language capacity' let us understand a *non-instinctive*
> communication through sound symbols). -

Since erectus seemed to have crossed as far as Flores in Indonesia (an
area which at the lowest Sea level during the Ice Age would have had a
sea crossing of about 40km), some kind of sea raft or craft is implied.
The construction of such a vessel would presumably imply language of
some kind.

Heidelbergensis had greater cranial capacity than Javan erectus, so
presumably they had even greater linguistic capacity.

Regards

John